Partick Thistle v Motherwell

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Partick Thistle will be without the injured Scott Paterson for today’s encounter, which John Lambie, the manager, dubs “a six-pointer”, but the defender might not appear for the club again. Lambie is angry that Paterson has become the first of the club’s 17 out-of-contract players to make others plans for next season, tieing up a deal with Dundee United, even though relegation has not been put to rest yet at Firhill.

“This loophole is a nonsense,” Lambie said. “In this case, the move is between two clubs involved in the race to get away from relegation. Now we’ve